Face of Melinda Guitar Lesson Part One

My new tutorial on one of my favourite songs. Part two to follow. Enjoy...sorry to take longer than expected

[@RivalD666]

I just think its amazing how cool people like you take the time to teach people things like this. You saved me a lot of time of going through messy (and mostly inaccurate) tabs. Thanks a lot man, amazingly helpful video.

[@eezerian]

thank you. so glad you found my version useful. enjoy.

[@davidgillman9853]

Very appreciative for the time and effort you put into your videos. They have made learning Opeth accessible for a relative novice like myself.

[@pilotprix5371]

Hi, love your tutorials. Do you have tabs you could send me, cause mine are quite different from how you play it. THX Herm

[@eezerian]

thank you. It is great that people are still finding this and learning from it.

[@maple50]

+eezerian We need more from you sir! Would be absolutely awesome :)

[@eezerian]

+maple50 hey thanks. I'll post another for sure but it is proving difficult to get time. Coil is my next one and will not disappoint. Eezer

[@mplcausa]

Man, I learned to play acoustic guitar by ear and I’ve been playing for years. This song has always been unreachable to me because all tabs I would find when this song came out were not good. You are amazing and I’m still learning it but just wanted to say thank you for your awesome way of teaching! Learning the verse now It’s so gratifying to play this song finally! Thanks again!

[@eezerian]

mplcausa oh my...I only just read your comment so sorry. If I have replied please ignore but if not...thank you very much for coming to my channel and learning this incredible music. How is the verse coming along?...that’s the tricky bit as you would know and my interpretation is a little l loose. I’d love to post another lesson for the distorted section because I now know how it should be played. Thank you very much for coming to my channel. Much appreciated and there will be more. Eezer

[@vincenzogiannella]

Thank you very very much. You helped me a lot, to play with soul.

[@locksh]

It's amazing how quickly I grasped this song just watching this video. I absolutely love and always loved your videos, so straightforward and so efficient.

[@eezerian]

***** Thank you for watching and commenting on my videos. There are more coming too. Eezer

[@locksh]

eezerian Good to hear!

[@mplcausa]

Man, I learned to play acoustic guitar by ear and I’ve been playing for years. This song has always been unreachable to me because all tabs I would find when this song came out were not good. You are amazing and I’m still learning it but just wanted to say thank you for your awesome way of teaching! Learning the verse now It’s so gratifying to play this song finally! Thanks again!

[@eezerian]

That is so cool that i was able to help you learn this amazing track. As you will no doubt already know it isnt perfect but it is still enjoyable and fairly close. I always wanted to make a new improved version because i have picked up a few improvements along the way. Maybe in time. Thank you so much for watching but more importantly thank you for your comments, i appreciate them very much. Eezer

[@d4k0l]

I find it amazing how many approaches there are to playing this song. I think Mikeal may not even have been aware of other ways than how he composed it himself - but he would be the first to admit that he looks for easy ways to do things. In searching the guitar, without the aid of TABs, etc. for help, a person can learn so much more about the fretboard than might have with it. By studying this songs intro I have been inspired into new directions. Your version is as cool as any other. Thanks.

[@novocalstoday]

Hey, it's me again. I learned Benighted, by your video, a few days ago, now I got this. Thanks a lot, for yours amazing work. 100% accuracy, 100% match with original. Pure pleasure to play, when you know it fully correct. And sorry for my english, I know it is bad. Thanks!!!

[@eezerian]

Thank you, sorry for late reply. So pleased to hear that you enjoyed this lesson. Hope it’s going well. Eezer

[@jackelewish1568]

This is much easier than I thought. The reason it "sounds difficult" I think is due to the awesome rhythm and feel. I actually got everything in this video down pretty quick. I just wanted to learn the acoustic bit, I can do the distorted guitar stuff later.

[@eezerian]

Thank you for commenting on my guitar lesson for this amazing song. It took so long to learn it myself but so worth it. Great to hear that you continued to the electric parts too, so much fun to play it all. All the very best with your playing. Eezer

[@asd848]

Learned the song from this video - still useful, still relevant, thank you!

[@rollpoze]

can't play fingerstyle yet ...exercise sugestions ...anyone?

[@pierpooo]

9 years ago I was beginning to learn the guitar... I was a huge fan of Opeth (and still am) and now I remember how precious this tutorial was to me. Thank you so much, 9 years later :)

[@eezerian]

Great to hear from you and “Thank you” for your kind words. I’m working on some more tutorials so keep an eye on my channel, had lots of requests for Coil and The Night and the Silent Water so...here’s hoping. Thanks again for watching videos Pierre. Eezer

[@pierpooo]

@@eezerian Thank you! Can't wait for your new content :)

[@bidibum]

@eezerian oooh, 4 months passed and I'm still doing some errors! I try to play also violin and this summer it stole all my "instrument study time" : P What's more my guitar is damaged, I have to buy a new one, I think about a flamenco guitar, what do you think about?

[@saminyeasar8801]

God bless you

[@odysseasnikolis5789]

I practice alot that song trying with metronome but i stuck cause i don't have a clear image which notes is on or off the beat? You mension few spots but still im in trouble

[@eezerian]

@TheJawsusNSexmanShow thanks for watching and commenting. Yes the tabs really make these videos worthwhile, they took ages to get right. Appreciate your comments very much. Eezer

[@guydelusignan4272]

There used to be a video of Mikael showing someone how to play this, I dont know what happened to it...

[@erichroddewig5851]

This is the third time I came back to your guide... I forgot twice how to play it xD

[@rieeesss4120]

in the first part 050 0 45 01 0 2 You actually slide up from the 2nd to the 4th fret, instead of an open B string.

[@eezerian]

DarkLord Sauron yes there are plenty of inaccuracies with this track, hopefully you picked up something handy too. Thank you for watching and commenting. Eezer

[@rieeesss4120]

@@eezerian yea man, your tabs are great.

[@endkashika]

know how to play it, but not exactly the same way u do. gonna steal some of ur licks, sounds much better :) thanks!

[@RichardSchouteren]

Hey Eezer great lessons, i was missing the barre for the extra added drama in the intro's song untill i red this comment you already sorted it out, anyways keep m coming!

[@grimbis4777]

dude excellent lesson, pls keep doing videos like this, i suscribed to your channel :)

[@bassagloni]

I can never get the second block of the first tab part right :( when i switch from the low E (0 5 0) to B (4 5) it doesn't sound right. do you pick the 4? or just hammer on it really hard. It just not working for me and I don't know if it's the sync between my two hands. I've only been playing for 4 months and any help would be great

[@MaxRideout]

Hmm. It sounds close, and you make really good videos, but this isn't how Mikael Akerfeldt plays it.

[@MaxRideout]

Here's the main reason I know that: www.guitarmessenger.com/artist-masterclasses/opeth-mikael-akerfeldt-masterclass/

[@tettittott5837]

Don't Spam here Man.

[@MaxRideout]

tettit tott Did you actually click on that before whining? It's Mikael Akerfeldt playing part of this in person. I put it there so people could learn to play it correctly, like I am glad I did. When did links to relevant, correct information become spam?

[@DangerKitty]

+Maximilian Reilly-McDowell The video you linked to seems to be broken, sadly. I can't find any copy of it on KZbin either, which is a drag. I'd have liked to see how Mikael plays it

[@alevel79]

Maximilian Reilly-McDowell it doesn't matter it sounds amazing and I can finally could play some of them!

[@MetulHam]

I can't fingerpick, but this song is so beautiful that I have to play it. Is it possible with a pick?

[@bidibum]

One day I'll learn xD

[@pouleetsonprophete4632]

did you learn it? After 10 years?

[@kevinserafin1466]

Thanks for the amazing videos. I picked up the acoustic for the first time in years and started to learn finger picking. These vids have been so helpful, I can play most of my favourite two Opeth songs now(Benighted and Face of Melinda). Thanks again and wish you well. p.s.I hope you get around to posting a lesson on "To bid you farewell" one day.

[@eezerian]

That’s so awesome Kevin, thank you for posting your thoughts. Yeah they are 2 banging tracks no doubt. Great to pull out when you feel the need. To Bid You Farewell is such an amazing song, but it really needs 2 guitars to do it justice, maybe one day Kevin, here’s hoping. All the very best, Eezer

[@SininenKT]

Thankyou again for your tutorials! Finished FoM this week :)

[@eezerian]

You’re welcome. Congrats for finishing it. Love to do more one day....I will :)

[@MetulHam]

Thanks. I am going to learn how to fingerpick for this song.

[@ThePortal101]

thank you for posting these. You've covered some opeth songs I've wanted to learn for awhile. Could you do a lesson for harvest?

[@randombro7274]

This is such a good tutorial. Nice👌

[@maikezola645]

Discipline 🗣️🙅💯🔥🔥🔥

[@psychofunksoldier02]

Opeth guitar lessons!? YES! Finally! His style is so cool and musical yet unorthadox.

[@DAVIDPerez-rc7dx]

Gracias por tus videos amigo

[@benjithedjent]

that was great thank you sir

[@sevieht]

Thanks a lot for this! Opeth rule

[@CONGREGATION100]

hey hermano que bien ese video

[@HemeHaci]

Nice accent, where are you from?

[@nolyspe]

This is awesome, thanks a lot.

[@gargotier6124]

Thank you so much!

[@GallagherLady]

Wow, you're great!

[@justin4895]

This dude kicks so much ass

[@tuanagd]

thank you sir

[@denom]

you're the best

[@eezerian]

Yeah it's tricky, but you definitely play the 4 then hammer a 5 on the b string straight away. Try and get it as smooth as you can by playing superslow at first and then build up speed. 4 months is not long so you're doing well by choosing this song. Good luck man. Eezer

[@eezerian]

Hi, i think it would be too difficult without fingerpicking. At the very least you would need a sort of hybrid pick and fingers combo. You're right though, the song is so beautiful, beautiful enough for you to leave the pick out?...The intro to this song is a wonderful fingerpicking exercise, I'd treat it as such, go slow to begin with and build up your skills. Good luck and thank you for watching my vids. Plenty more to come. Eezer

[@eezerian]

@kevosero Thank you for watching, I just recently posted guitar lesson for Windowpane if you're keen to give that one a try. Thanks again and good luck with your playing. Eezer

[@KonstantinosPet]

great job eezerian!

[@eezerian]

@endkashika Thanks, it's great that even though you can play the song you can still get something out of the videos. Cheers Eezer

[@eezerian]

@rodgriz Hey man thanks for watching this and for guiding me to the masterclass. Very interesting, I wish I'd seen that before posting to be honest, he really does play it differently. The second chord I'm missing the Bb(3rd fret 3rd str - 1/2 barre). I loved watching the rest of the songs he played too...can't believe I hadn't seen it. I knew he played the Dm starting at 5th fret and going to 7th, but mine is from 1st to 5th. Thanks again Eezer

[@SanchitKumar89]

Your lesson was awesome! Could you please do one for isolation years, in the original tuning DADFAD!!!??? Pleaseeeee

[@eezerian]

@MrHridis No problem man, thanks for watching, Windowpane is also now ready if you're interested. Thanks again Eezer

[@eezerian]

@bidibum lol..that's great bidibum, such a great song to learn. Good luck with the rest of it and hopefully you can get to the end. Pls let me know how you go. Thanks for watching. Eezer

[@doodlethenoodle8635]

this video has just saved my life lol, im trying to learn it for a school project and most of the tabs i come across are messy and inaccurate but you my friend are a life saver

[@blackwatercat4263]

0:14

[@karthany]

before I say anything just let me clarify that I understand that this comment was made a year ago. You play guitar, You shouldn't squander yourself to not knowing how to finger pick. It's fairly basic and only take some practice to get down.

[@vbkhfcdkhkj]

I've learnt all i know of guitars by myself now i can say that i have an excellent teacher for the things i learnt from ur videos! Thanks so much! \m/

[@unteroffizierkonrad9146]

This lesson is amazing! I've been trying out some tabs for this for the past few days and they just didn't sound right. But this is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much!

[@eezerian]

@devilsystem Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed my version of a classic Opeth track. More to come. Eezer

[@Living_Putrefaction]

Please could you do a tutorial for the intro to 'When' from 'My Arms, Your Hearse'. That would be more than awesome!

[@PapaHotelRLG]

Thank you so much for your tutorial videos and your amazing onscreen tabs. You make it look so easy. Been watching them for years and hopefully many more to come!

[@rodavlas1981]

Really great and accurate lessons! I'd love to see your version of the acoustic part from Bleak - I'm kind of struggling to figure out this one.

[@Crizpycow]

Thanks a lot for this great lesson, do you have any advice on how to good at fingerplay? I like the style a lot but im having issues hitting the right strings with the right fingers. Thanks a lot again:D

[@eezerian]

@utwyko Thank you for watching and commenting. Eezer

[@eezerian]

You're welcome man, great to hear that you enjoyed my lesson. Thanks for your comments. Eezer

[@Goshoonkeys]

Windowpane.. Face of Melinda .. YOU'RE AWESOME!! thank you so fuckin much o.0

[@shauryasingh2702]

Thanx a tonn man! can you please throw some light on the composition? how it could be made? and what scale is it in?

[@outdisbih4339]

Love this song! Good way to learn this thx

[@AzizAlawadhi]

best tutorials on youtube, keep em coming, i like the tab on the bottom

[@alevel79]

Love this video, slow and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing!

[@DrShaho]

thank you

[@jugalsawdekar]

Thank you Sir!! your lessons help alot !! could you pls do lesson for Opeth- Coil ?!?

[@ConspiresTo]

Great tutorial, well presented and clear. Great song choice too!!

[@DoumdaDoum]

clearly not the way to play this song, listen. tabs are wrong

[@eezerian]

yes the tabs are wrong in places and i wish i had seen Akerfeldt's masterclass on this before i posted. Thanks for watching anyway. Eezer

[@DoumdaDoum]

+eezerian which masterclass ? got the link?

[@SanchitKumar89]

Hey man, loved your lesson. Could you please do a cover of isolation years?

[@eezerian]

@andoroo555 Thank you for watching. Eezer

[@BenjaminSussmann]

awesome tutorial. absolutely love this song by opeth. please do more

[@Otacon_-]

hey thnx for this lesson man! learned it in a glimpse =D absolutely LOVE this song ^^ Opeth ftw!

[@binvantbajwa9101]

Thank you sir for this video! Great tutorial!

[@sackblabbath2046]

great lesson! Very tricky riff to get the right feel to!

[@Qooo7]

Wow, your tutorial is great. I am going to learn this song now. Thank you so much!

[@juanignaciovelazcogezscheg3176]

¡You are the best, Eezerian! I love your lessons

[@Mihailitz]

Thanks for this video, it's very helpful. Great playing, great teaching.

[@dshko28]

Thank you for all the time you put into these lessons! To learn my favorite Opeth songs is a great joy, and helps me become a better guitar player. What guitar are using in this video? It's gorgeous.

[@eezerian]

Daniil Shkolnik Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad to hear that you are improving your skills and becoming a better player. My guitar is a custom made classical guitar by a luthier in Sydney called Gerard GIlet. He is better known for his steel string acoustic guitars but I wanted him to make me a nylon string, and here it is.Thanks againEezer

[@kevinkaber]

opeth should have hired you for their new guitarst lol

[@trolllesupersayen9704]

You really are a great guitarist

[@carlodecao4139]

Thanks a lot man! i've already learnt Patterns In The Ivy I & II and Benighted from your lessons!! Perfect videos

[@eezerian]

You’re welcome Carlo. Made some changes here and there since posting these lessons, should probably do an updated series. Here’s hoping. Eezer

[@scottr1525]

Really helped me through learning this song

[@Luciferousyepez]

jeesh, you even have that Opeth tone on an acoustic, wow

[@spodermanVEVO]

thanks alot

[@eezerian]

You're welcome Bill.Eezer

[@carlogambino9244]

Great job I am learnig this song now

[@utwyko]

Thanks, great tutorial! Love your videos!

[@bidibum]

oh my gosh! I'm learning xD Thanks Eezerian!

[@urbman29]

OMFG IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS!! THANKYOU!!!!

[@MetulHam]

I have since got it down :)

[@leventdagistan]

baha

[@FireUntoFlame]

Intro 0:17 Verse Riff 5:38

[@thesecretorchard1949]

Thanks

[@meetaallica]

god bless you

[@Rotyoto]

this is amazing thank you. difficult song but so beautiful

[@eezerian]

rotyoto .masima thank you for your comments. Hope it helps you learn it. Yeah it’s not easy and I kinda play it my own way but very enjoyable to put together. Thanks again. Eezer

[@Rotyoto]

it is definitely a powerful composition, it keeps playing in my mind after practicing :) I will check your channel and see your other videos!